NAIC offers a low cost service that provides, through the Internet, all the financial data needed to complete an SSG. The service is called Online Premium Services (OPS). You can try it free for 30 days, or subscribe for only $25 per year. To order contact NAIC at 1-877-275-6242 or visit the website at www.better-investing.org.

To access the OPS company data you will use the same email address and password that you use to login to the NAIC web site. If you haven't previously done so, click on the link at the top of the NAIC web page labeled "Create Account" to set up your account.

With Internet access, OPS data, and one of the SSG software programs, an SSG is can be completed in seconds. Here's how to get started:

Return to the main page and enter the ticker of the company into the Symbol box.

Click Go.

At this point, any of the three programs will have opened up your (data only) SSG, and your time is freed up to work on the all-important judgment decisions. So if you don't have OPS working for you in your SSG software, give it a try. You'll wonder how you got along without it!